Emery, Kemensah

Kemensah is located 30 minutes from the city centre. Astonishingly, it has become home to several townships and even the hotspot for new and rapid developments. It is named after Sungai Kemensah that penetrates right through Hulu Kelang and Gombak. Kemensah has been the home to the indigenous community as well as the Malays.

The route leading to Emery

For the past 20 years, Kemensah flourished as the ‘go to’ area in building landed properties that includes terrace houses and Semi-Ds. It has become a great alternative for families to migrate from the city centre due to its affordability and the mass of land that it can offer.

Among the older townships before Kemensah

Kemensah is now slowly changing its façade as the area for the rich to reside as developers are massively cashing in on great sceneries and the ‘closer to nature’ mantra.

Booming developments at Kemensah

With its strategic location and amenities surrounding Kemensah, it is no wonder why people aren’t thinking twice in splashing out the cash on landed properties here. Kemensah is highly accessible to most major highways. These include:

• AKLEH: 15 minutes
• DUKE: 19 minutes
• MRR2: 10 minutes
• Karak Highway: 50 minutes

Housing developments here are booming rapidly

Besides that, the government has allocated RM 5.3 billion to build the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE), which will be carried out by Projek Lintasan Kota Holdings Sdn Bhd (PROLINTAS). Its estimated date of completion is still undecided.

SUKE’s will help to mitigate at least 3 million cars daily (Source http://www.prolintas.com.my/suke.php)

PROLINTAS on SUKE:

The Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) is a 31.8 km, 3-lane, dual carriageway expressway that will commence at Sri Petaling and passes through Sungai Besi, Alam Damai, Cheras-Kajang, Taman Bukit Permai, Taman Putra, Taman Permai Jaya, Taman Dagang Permai, Taman Kosas, Ampang dan Taman Hillview before exiting at Ulu Kelang. The proposed expressway will serve as a link between existing major highways and road – MRR II, DUKE, AKLEH, KLORR, Sungai Besi extension, KL-Seremban, Cheras-Kajang, Besraya, KESAS and Jalan Ampang.

Benefits of SUKE

• Alternative route for MRR II
• Solution and improving traffic congestion along existing traffic linkages at Cheras, Pandan Indah and Ampang
• Linking major highways in the eastern Klang Valley areas – MRR II/DUKE/AKLEH/BESRAYA/KL-SEREMBAN/CHERAS-KAJANG/KESAS
• Direct link between new growth centres – Kajang to Segambut/Kepong
• As an effective and high capacity traffic dispersal scheme for eastern Klang Valley areas

(Source http://www.prolintas.com.my/suke.php)

As mentioned, the area is well equipped with matured amenities that have been around for the past two decades. The community here is well catered for with hypermarkets, convenience stores, restaurants and even warungs or food stalls that are all at their immediate reach. Kemensah folks could also venture out of the vicinity to areas including Taman Melawati, Setiawangsa, Jelatek, Gombak and even Ampang for more amenities due to its well interconnected routes and roads.

Major malls are accessible through AKLEH and DUKE

Among great amenities that can be accessed from Kemensah are as follows:

• Giant (2.5 km)
• AEON Big (4.4 km)
• Wangsa Walk (4.6 km)
• AEON AU2 Setiawangsa (4.9 km)
• Ampang Point (8.1 km)
• Great Eastern Mall (9.2 km)
• Suria KLCC (11.9 km)
• Pavilion (16.4 km)
• Pasar Keramat (Keramat Wet Market) (8.5 km)
• Ampang Puteri Specialist (7.7 km)
• Gleneagles Medical Centre (8.8 km)
• Prince Court Medical Centre (13.2 km)

Education is another primary reason why people would chose to reside in an area like Kemensah. There are countless of schools here that are established and bearing great reputation when it comes to quality. This is indeed a reassuring factor for property buyers and home seekers in picking a practical area to reside with a family.

Fairview is among the many schools that are located closeby to Kemensah (Source mediafairview.wix.com)

Such access to great schools does strongly influence the decision in purchasing a home. There are various sorts of school here, from religious institutions to international schools that cater to the different groups of student. Among the schools here are as follows:

• Preschools: Tadika ATFAL, IOP International Preschool and Real Kids Wangsa Melawati
• International Schools: International Islamic School Malaysia, Mutiara International School, Fairview International School, Sri Utama International School, International School of Kuala Lumpur and Sekolah Sri Inai Junior KL
• Government Schools: SR agama Muwafaqah, Skeolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Taman Melawati, SK Taman Melawati 2, SMK Seksyen 5 Wangsa Maju, SMK Seri Keramat, Sekolah Menengah Wangsa Melawati and Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Wangsa Maju Seksyen 2
• Colleges: International Islamic University Malaysia, International Islamic College, Tunku Abdul Rahman College and Consist College

Sunday activities could definitely change for most of the folks here. There will be more adventure and outdoor activities, a great way to destress oneself from work. It could be a great change especially for those who are settling away from the metropolitan area with their families.

Camping at Air Terjun Kemensah could be a regular activity for residents here (Source a2ppl.wordpress.com)

Due to its appeal to nature, Kemensah offers an array of outdoor activities for the residents here. Kemensah is known for its waterfalls, namely Air Terjun Kemensah and Air Terjun Batu Asah. Both waterfalls are known as great camping destinations as both sites provide chalets for visitors who are planning to sleep over. The preservation of the indigenous natural habitat and culture is strongly intact in Kemensah.  You still can find their locales within the forest reserves nearby.

Besides that, Kemensah is merely minutes away from Zoo Negara and Akuarium Negara. That’s another great way of spending time with the kids by avoiding the regular weekend trips to the malls!